Kitchen
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Home appliances are electrical/mechanical appliances which
accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleaning.
Traditionally, home appliances are classified into:Major appliances
Brown goods
White goods
Small appliances The word appliance has several different areas
of meaning, all usually referring to a device with a narrow
function:
One class of objects includes items that are custom-fitted to an
individual for the purpose of correction of a physical problem, such
as prosthetic and orthotic appliances.
Another class of objects includes items that accomplish routine
household tasks, using electricity or some other energy input. These
are grouped into two categories: small appliances and major
appliances. Such items as toilets and sinks are not appliances, but
plumbing fixtures, because they operate only with water and not with
energy input.
A certain class of computer products, where the device is has a
specific function, and limited ability to configure. |
A fire engine or fire truck (British English).
There is an increasing trend to network home appliances together,
and combine their controls and key functions. For instance, energy
distribution can be managed more evenly so that when the washing
machine is on, the oven can ge into a delayed start mode, or vice
versa. Or, a washing machine and dryer may share information about
load characteristics (gentle/normal, light/full), and synchronize
their finish times so the wet laundry does not have to wait before
being put in the dryer.
A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. A modern kitchen is
typically equipped with a stove or microwave oven and has a sink
with water on tap for cleaning food and dishwashing. Modern kitchens
often also feature a dishwasher. Some installations to store food
usually also are present, either in the form of an adjacent pantry
or more commonly cabinets and a refrigerator.
Although the main function of a kitchen is cooking, it can be the
center of other activities as well, especially within homes,
depending on its size, furnishing, and equipment. If a washing
machine is present, washing and drying laundry is also done in the
kitchen. The kitchen may also be the place where the family eats,
provided it is large enough. Sometimes, it is the most comforting
room in a house, where family and visitors tend to congregate.
The development of the kitchen has been intricately and
intrinsically linked with the development of the cooking range or
stove. Until the 18th century, open fire was the sole means of
heating food, and the architecture of the kitchen reflected this.
When technical advances brought new ways to heat food in the 18th
and 19th centuries, architects took advantage of newly-gained
flexibility to bring fundamental changes to the kitchen. Water on
tap only became gradually available during industrialization;
before, water had to be collected from the nearest well and heated
in the kitchen. |
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